42-31823
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 25/12/43; Tulsa 9/1/44; Maxwell 14/1/44; Lakeland 16/1/44; Morrison 14/2/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 15/2/44; Transferred 341BS/97BG Amendola 3/44
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/43; Savannah 17/1/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 9/3/44; loaned to 49BS/2BG Amendola, Missing in Action 19/3/44 with 97BG on familiarisation mission with Keith Chambers, Co-pilot: Melvin Wagner, Navigator: Harry Wolquitt [463BG], Bombardier: Fred Lawson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Babek, Radio Operator: Adam Sokolowski, Ball turret gunner: Albt Gricius, Waist gunner: Francis Delap, Waist gunner: Bob Bredesen, Tail gunner: Rich Goldsmith (10 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 42-31823 (463BG); ditched Adriatic Sea. MACR 3286.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 25/12/43; Tulsa 9/1/44; Maxwell 14/1/44; Lakeland 16/1/44; Morrison 14/2/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 15/2/44; Transferred 341BS/97BG Amendola 3/44
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The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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Group
Served on antisubmarine duty for several months after the U.S. entered World War II. In October 1942 was re-designated as 2d Bombardment Group (Heavy) and earmarked for combat. The group was transferred on paper to Geiger Field, Washington, where it...
Group
The 463rd BG entered combat on March 30, 1944. The target was the airdrome at Imoski, Yugoslavia. Thirty-nine planes dropped 117 tons of bombs from 20,000 feet. Although slight flak was encountered, all planes returned safely. The group flew a...
Squadron
Squadron
Established in mid-1943 as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment squadron; assigned to Second Air Force for training. Attached in late 1943 and early 1944 to Air University Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater...
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Manufactured | Seattle, WA, USA | 1943 |
Built at Boeing. |
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Delivered | 722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 26 December 1943 |
Delivered Cheyenne AAF 26-Dec-43. |
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Assigned | 71040 Amendola FG, Italy | March 1944 |
Loaned to 49BS, 2BG Amendola Mar-44. |
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Assigned | Via S. Severo, km. 4, 71121 Foggia FG, Italy | 9 March 1944 |
Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 9/3/44. |
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Crashed | Gulf of Manfredonia, Italy | 19 March 1944 |
Missing in Action 19-Mar-44 on familiarisation mission mid air collision with 42-38123 (2BG); crashed Adriatic Sea; MACR 3286. |
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28 August 2020 02:36:32 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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28 August 2020 02:26:26 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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03 September 2017 09:55:49 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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27 September 2014 18:40:49 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |